Middle East Part 1

Multiple Choice

Dubai is a country.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Middle East is a continent.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Egypt is the largest country in the Middle East.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The capital of Iraq is Baghdad.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The Middle East is a region.

• True

• False

A region (NOT a continent)

A region = an area that has certain common characteristics

The Middle East

No single definition of which countries make up the Middle East.

Multiple Select

The Middle East is in the middle of ___, _____, and ____.

• Asia

• Africa

• South America

• North America

• Europe

Multiple Choice

The Middle East is also known as __________ Asia.

• Southeast

• West

• East

• Southwest

What do you know about the Middle East?

Multiple Choice

Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, is in which country?

• Bahrain

• United Arab Emirates

• Dubai

• Saudi Arabia

Where is the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

Multiple Choice

Ankara is the capital of which country?

• Saudi Arabia

• Jordan

• Iran

• Turkey

Where is Turkey?

Ankara, the capital of Turkey

Multiple Choice

Which country is this?

• Lebanon

• Jordan

• Egypt

• Iran

Where is Lebanon?

It snows in parts of the Middle East.

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Crude oil is the most abundant natural resource in the Middle East.

Fill in the Blanks

An oil refinery is where crude oil is refined into petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline, etc

Multiple Choice

Which country in the Middle East is both in Asia and Europe?

• Saudi Arabia

• Turkey

• Iran

• Lebanon

Where is Turkey?

Turkey lies partly in Asia and partly in Europe.

Multiple Choice

What is the largest country on the Arabian peninsula?

• Yemen

• Saudi Arabia

• Oman

• UAE

Peninsula = a piece of land that sticks out from a larger area of land into a sea or lake (e.g. Arabian Peninsula)

• Physical geography of the Middle East

• Human geography of the Middle East

• Conflicts in the Middle East

• Why this region is important to the world

In this unit